Overall, Palmer’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
In Palmer, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.88 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Palmer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Palmer is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.03% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Palmer in 2022 was $33,375, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,500 for a family of four. However, Palmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Palmer is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Palmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Palmer also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.91% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Palmer include English, German, Irish, Czechoslovakian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Palmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
